Year 3 - Day 50 - February 19

In addition to our 3 piece picture over the couch, we also recently hung this one. We got it at the same art show but from a different photographer. The first picture to catch my eye was the shack that you can see from the LBI causeway. (Google LBI causeway and "lbi causeway shack" pops up as a suggestion to search) I knew it was the LBI shack as soon as I saw it, so I went in to see what else he had. During my childhood, the brown building below the full moon was a junk store slash ice cream shop called "Andy's." I started climbing that lighthouse once, but stopped at the first landing. (I hate curly staircases with lousy railings!) Mike doesn't want to have ALL beach pictures in the house (I don't understand! There are other seasons?? There are other picture worthy locations?? All rooms don't have to be blue and white?! Someone explain this craziness!) but he is willing to get some as long as we have other things to balance the beach out. :)

Day 263 - September 20

We bought this picture yesterday at the local art festival, and found time tonight to hang it up.  It's hard to tell from this iphone shot, but it's 4 photographs of a beach & sand dune. 

Made an interesting observation about our differing likes & dislikes in the world of art today. 

I do not understand why people buy winter themed art.  To me, it would be just plain silly to have a New England village or Rocky Mountain ski village or a snow covered tree and lake picture hanging up in the middle of July.  I feel like if a picture has snow in it, it can only be up in a cold month.

However, I do not feel this way about summer artwork.  I don't have any issues with looking at a summery picture in November.

Mike's the opposite. :)

This set of pictures is a compromise - it's a beach, but it's sort of black and white, sort of sepia, and yet still has a hint of color.  Mike says I can't put beach and ocean on every wall in every room.  I said I wouldn't need pictures if all of our windows opened up onto a beach!  :)

Day 118 - April 28

This is a nice framed picture of an old Italy map.  It was a Christmas present for me the year we were engaged and planning our Italy trip.  Right now, it's on its side in the empty dining room waiting for a home.  There are also a zillion other pictures behind it that don't have homes.  We think we are in the market for some new stuff, but we're not sure what we want and we don't want to make holes and then change our minds after all the time we spent painting.  I do like this Italy picture though, so it needs a home.